Wedding party

Hi all! I’m sure this topic has been asked about a million times so I apologize for asking a million and 1.


I am planning on only asking my childhood best friend who is like a sister to be my matron of honor & my fiancé is going to ask his brother to be his best man. I don’t have any siblings and everyone knows my moh is like my little sister. I don’t think I’ll regret not having a wedding party but I would regret hurting anyone who may expect to be a bridesmaid. Do I have to explain to anyone why I won’t have bridesmaids? I know it seems like a silly question, I just want to make sure I’m being respectful/proper in a situation like this.
I still want to honor my girlfriends so I was thinking of giving them a note and a token of my appreciation (bracelet, barrette, necklace) during my potential bachelorette party. Do you think it will be viewed as a consolation prize? I really don’t want feelings to be hurt - I know that’s basically unavoidable though. Has anyone been in this situation before that may have a good solution?
Any advice to make sure my close friends still feel loved and appreciated would be appreciated!